Job Description

About This Role

UTEC, Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, self-driven, and experienced Supply Chain Management Associate for the Control Box Division. The Control Box Division produces control boxes that are used in small, medium, and large roof top units along with refrigeration and HVAC markets. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career in supply chain, then we have a great opportunity for you at UTEC, Inc.

Our Supply Chain Management Associates are the drivers behind our continued growth and success. With our commitment to innovation, it’s our material planners who seek out, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity. Our ideal candidate is a detail-oriented planner, self-motivated problem solver, expert communicator, and top-notch MRP analyst with great decision-making skills.

Job Description

• Partner with other stakeholder teams across business units (i.e., sales, scheduling, production, customer service, quality, expeditors, global sourcing, finance, shipping/receiving, and engineering to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with each team.
• Manage the supply chain for assigned commodities. The employee will plan, analyze, procure, and expedite components utilizing accurate purchase order/schedule agreement placement to meet sales demands, monitor and maintain acceptable inventory levels, and achieve on-time deliveries to meet our customer's production schedules.
• Analyze the MRP for inventory control to ensure material arrives on time for production while not exceeding monthly inventory dollar goal initiatives, including but not limited to running specialized reports to manage inventory.
• Analyze the SAP system daily to ensure our goal of 100% supplier on-time-delivery is met through sending open order reports to the suppliers and meeting weekly with to confirm orders will arrive on time, as well as demonstrate the ability to use business judgment to resolve problems to get to root cause analysis.
• Resolve daily Accounts Payable rejections to ensure payments on time to suppliers.
• Collaborate with the Quality Department on supplier quality issues and ensure defective material is returned to the supplier for credit.
• Manage Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) by coordinating cross-functional implementation activities, updating SAP data, minimizing inventory risk, supporting supplier transitions, and ensuring seamless execution of product changes across manufacturing operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years’ experience as a Supply Chain Planner with 1 year Accounts Payable resolution experience

OR

• Associate’s degree with 3+ years’ experience as a Supply Chain Planner with 1 year Accounts Payable resolution experience

OR

• High School diploma with 4+ years’ experience as a Supply Chain Planner with 1 year Accounts Payable resolution experience

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience
• Accounts Payable invoice resolution experience
• Knowledge of MRP systems
• Excellent decision-making capabilities
• Problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Pay attention to detail, be very organized, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Possess a strong work ethic, ability to overcome challenges, and a willingness to learn new systems
• Must be self-motivated and focused on results
• Must have strong inventory management skills
• Moderate skills with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel V Lookups and Pivot tables
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as work independently
• Able to read and interpret drawings